Animals Approved for Zoos in New Zealand As of June 2021
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Animals approved for zoos in New Zealand as of June 2021
This is an alphabetical list of animals that can be held in zoos* in New Zealand. Approval numbers that begin with “PRE” were approved prior to July 29 1998 and were subsequently transferred to the HSNO Act. Approval numbers that begin with “NOC” are animal species approved under the HSNO Act after that date.
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* Approvals may only be used by facilities that are open to the public and approved by the Ministry for Primary Industries for the containment of that species unless the approval code is followed by one of the following symbols: † The approved zoo facility is not required to be open to the public. †† The approval may only be used by the Keystone Wildlife Conservancy containment facility (now known as Gibbs Wildlife Conservancy). ††† Species can also be held under facilities approved to the MAF/ERMA New Zealand Containment Facilities for Vertebrate Laboratory Animals.
Species Common name Approval code
Abatus shackletoni Koehler, 1911 Sea urchin (echinoids) PRE008972
Acinonyx jubatus Schreber, 1775 Cheetah PRE008902
Acondaster hodgonsoni Yellow starfish PRE008974
Acontaster conspicuous Yellow starfish PRE008973
Acrobates pygmaeus Shaw, 1793 feather tailed glider NOC002541†
Adamussium colbecki Smith, 1902 Antarctic scallop (mollusc) PRE008975
Aerothyris fragilis Smith, 1907 brachiopod (mollusc) PRE008976
Aerothyris joubini Blochmann, 1906 brachiopod (mollusc) PRE008977
Ailuropoda melanoleuca David, 1869 giant panda NOC100015†
Ailurus fulgens F.G. Cuvier, 1825 red panda PRE008903
Alcyonium paessleri May, 1899 solitary coral (Alconarian) PRE008978
All animals of the genus Canis (excluding canis NOC002510 C. familiaris)
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All species of Bovidae, excluding the subfamily Caprinae (chamois, goats, sheep, serows and antelope, cattle, gazelles, NOC002511 relatives) and genera Bos (oxen and true cattle), pronghorn antelope NOC100023†† Bubalus (water buffalo), and Syncerus (African buffalo)
Alligator mississippiensis Daudin, 1801 American alligator PRE009038
Ammothea striata Mobius, 1902 (syn. sea spider PRE008979 Thavmastopycnon striata Mobius, 1902)
Anaea euryple Felder, 1862 (aka Memphis Ointed leafwing NOC100037 eurypyle Felder, 1863)
Anartia fatima Fabricius, 1793 banded peacock butterfly NOC002394
Anetia thirza Geyer, 1833 cloud-forest monarch butterfly NOC002395
Anosia genutia Cramer, 1779 (syn. Danaus orange tiger butterfly NOC002396 genutia)
Anoxycalyx (Scolymastra) joubini Topsent, 1916 glass sponge PRE008980
White angled sulphur or white Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824 NOC100044 angled-sulphur
Anthometra adriani Bell, 1908 feather star PRE008981
PRE008905 (now see NOC002511) Antidorcas marsupialis Zimmerman, 1780 springbok NOC002494†† (now see NOC100023††)
PRE008907 (now see NOC002511) Antilope cervicapra Linnaeus, 1758 blackbuck NOC002495†† (now see NOC100023††)
Aonyx cinerea Illiger, 1815 (syn. Amblonyx PRE008896 cinereus (Illiger, 1815), Aonyx cinereus (Illiger, oriental short (small) clawed otter PRE008904 1815), Aonyx cineria
Apalone ferox Florida soft shell turtle PRE100002
Aphonopelma moderatum Chamberlin & Ivie, Rio Grande gold tarantula PRE001042 1939
Aphonopelma seemanni F.O.P.- Cambridge, Costa Rica zebra tarantula PRE001043 1897
One-spotted prepona, banded Archaeoprepona demophon Linnaeus, 1758 NOC100045 king shoemaker
Archispirostreptus gigas Peters, 1855 giant African millipede NOC100080
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Artemidactis victrix Stephenson, 1918 sea anemone PRE008982
Ateles belzebuth long haired spider monkey PRE008908
Ateles geoffroyi spider monkey PRE008911
Atolla wyvillei Haeckel, 1880 jellyfish PRE008983
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 atlas moth NOC000023
Avicularia urticans Linnaeus, 1758 Peruvian pink toe tarantula PRE001044
Basiliscus plumifrons Cope, 1876 plumed basilisk NOC100117
Batagur affinis Cantor, 1847 Southern river terrapin NOC100201
Batagur baska Gray, 1830 Northern river terrapin NOC100202
Batagur borneoensis Schlegel & Müller, 1844 Painted terrapin NOC100203
Bathydraco antarcticus Schmidt, 1994 dragonfish (Bathydraconidae) PRE008984
Battus belus butterfly NOC000024
Battus polydamus butterfly Polydamus swallowtail NOC000076
Beroe cucumis Fabricius, 1780 sea gooseberry PRE008985
Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779 Red rim or crimson-banded black NOC100038
PRE008913 (now see NOC002511) Boselaphus tragocamelus Pallas, 1766 nilgai NOC002496†† (now see NOC100023††)
Brachylophus fasciatus Fiji island banded iguana PRE100003
Brachylophus vitiensis Fiji Island crested iguana NOC002116
Brachypelma smithii Cambridge, 1897 Mexican red knee tarantula PRE001045
Caligo atreus Kollar 1894 Yellow-edged giant owl NOC100024
Caligo eurilochus Cramer, 1775 butterfly NOC000030
Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1776 Illioneus giant owl NOC100046
Caligo memnon (idomeneus) (syn. Caligo owl butterfly NOC000063 idomeneus)
Caligo teucer butterfly cocoa mart bleu NOC000033
Callianira cristata Moser, 1909 sea gooseberry PRE008986
Callicore pitheas Lartreille, 1813 butterfly NOC100047
Callithrix pygmaea Spix, 1823 (syn. Cebuella pygmy marmoset NOC002393 pygmaea)
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Camelus dromedarius dromedary camel (Arabian camel) PRE008914
Canis latrans coyote PRE008915 (now see NOC002510)
Caracal caracal Schreber, 1776 (syn. Felis caracal NOC002542† caracal)
Carbasea ovoidea bryozoan PRE008987
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 grey nurse shark PRE100000
Catonephele godmanni Stichel, 1901 butterfly NOC002397
Catonephele mexicana Jenkins, 1983 Guatemalan catone butterfly NOC002398 (Catonephele mexicana Jenkins & Maza, 1985)
Catonephele numilia Cramer, 1776 common catone butterfly NOC002399
orange-banded shoemaker Catonephele orites Stichel, 1898 NOC002400 butterfly
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 common/lemon emigrant butterfly NOC000056
Catopuma temminckii (syn. Pardofelis Asian golden cat PRE008916 temminckii, Felis temmincki)
Cebus apella brown capuchin monkey PRE008918
Cepora aspasia Stoll, 1790 butterfly NOC100048
PRE008919 Ceratotherium simum Burchell, 1817 white rhinoceros NOC002497††
Cercopithecus aethiops vervet monkey PRE008920
Cercopithecus neglectus Schlegel, 1876 De Brazza's monkey NOC100240
Cethosia biblis Drury, 1773 butterfly red lacewing NOC000031
Cethosia cydippe Linnaeus, 1767 butterfly NOC000084
Cethosia hypsea Doubleday, 1847 lacewing butterfly NOC002401
Cethosia penthesilea Cramer, 1777 butterfly orange lacewing NOC000061
Chamaeleo calyptratus Duméril and Bibron, veiled chameleon NOC100166 1851
Chamaeleo jacksonii Jacksons chameleon PRE100004
Charaxes bupalus Staudinger, 1889 butterfly NOC100049
Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775 giant charaxes butterfly NOC002402
Charaxes harmodius Felder, 1866 butterfly NOC100050
Charaxes polyxena Cramer, 1775 butterfly NOC002403
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Chionodraco hamatus Lonnberg, 1905 (syn. Antarctic icefish (family PRE000672 Chiondoraco kathleenae) Channichthyidae)
Chlosyne gaudialis Bates, 1864 butterfly NOC002404
crimson patch, Janais patch Chlosyne janais Drury, 1782 NOC002405 butterfly
Chrysiridia rhipheus Drury, 1773 (syn. Urania moth NOC002406 ripheus)
Chrysocyon brachyurus Illiger, 1815 maned wolf NOC002481
Cinachyra antarctica Carter, 1872 finger sponge PRE008988
Citharischius crawshayi Pocock, 1900 king baboon tarantula PRE001046
Cnemidocarpa verrucosa Lesson, 1830 sea squirt PRE008989
Colobus guereza Rüppell, 1835 black and white colobus NOC002543†
Colossendeis megalonyx Fry & Hedgpeth, 1969 sea spider PRE008990
Colossendeis robusta Hoek, 1881 sea spider PRE008991
Consul fabius Cramer, 1779 Tiger leafwing NOC100039
PRE008919 Coscinocera hercules Hercules moth NOC002497††
Cressida cressida (syn. Papilio cressida) big greasy butterfly NOC000025
Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 saltwater/estuarine crocodile PRE009039
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben, 1777 spotted hyena NOC002544†
Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo, 1900 Antarctic fish PRE000676
Cuora amboinensis Daudin, 1802 Amboina box turtle NOC100204
Dama ruficollis Addra gazelle PRE008921 (now see NOC002511)
lesser wanderer/plain Danaus chrysippus (syn. Anosia chrysippus) NOC000075 tiger/common tiger butterfly
Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779 Common tiger NOC100051
Danaus gilippus Queen butterfly NOC000081
Danaus limniace Stoneham, 1958 butterfly NOC000040
Danaus melanippus Cramer, 1777 Black veined tiger NOC100052
Dasyprocta aguti (synonym = Dasyprocta Brazilian (golden) agouti PRE008922 leporine)
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758 Painted Jezebel NOC100053
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Delolopoda austinius sea spider PRE008992
Delolopoda corrugatus sea spider PRE008993
Dendrobates auratus Girard, 1855 green and black poison frog NOC100094
Dendrobates azureus Hoogmoed, 1969 blue poison dart frog NOC100093
Dendrobates galactonotus Steindachner, 1864 splash backed poison frog NOC100092
Dendrobates leucomelas Steindachner, 1864 yellow-banded poison frog NOC100096
Dendrobates reticulatus (Ranitomeya reticulatus red backed poison frog NOC100097 Boulenger, 1884)
Dendrobates tinctorius Schneider, 1799 dyeing dart frog NOC100098
Desmonema gaudichaudi Lesson, 1830 jellyfish PRE008994
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758 black rhinoceros NOC002545†
Dione juno Flambeau butterfly NOC000043
Diplasterias brucei Koehler, 1908 sea star PRE008995
Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937 Antarctic fish PRE000675
Doleschallia bisaltide leafwing butterfly NOC000055
Dolichotis patagonum Zimmermann, 1780 Patagonian mara/cavy PRE008923
Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758 Banded Orange Heliconian NOC100028
Dryas julia Julia butterfly NOC000054
Dynamine mylitta Cramer, 1780 butterfly NOC002407
Dysphania fenestrata four o'clock moth NOC000021
Edwardsia meridionalis Williams, 1981 sea anemone PRE008996
Elephas maximus Asiatic elephant PRE008924
Epimeriella macronyx Walker, 1906 amphipod (zooplankton) PRE008997
PRE008927 Equus burchellii Gray, 1824 zebra NOC002498††
Eretmochelys imbricata Hawks billed turtle PRE100005
Eryphanis polyxena Meerburgh, 1775 Automedon giant owl NOC100054
Eueides aliphera Godart, 1819 Juliette NOC100029
Eueides isabella Cramer, 1781 Isabella's heliconian butterfly NOC000050
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt and Tattersall, krill PRE008998 1906
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Euphausia superba Dana, 1850 krill PRE008999
Euploea core Cramer, 1780 common Indian crow butterfly NOC000035
Euploea mulciber striped blue crow butterfly NOC000087
Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793 Double-branded crow NOC100055
Eurema nicippe Cramer, 1779 (syn. Abaeis sleepy orange butterfly NOC000042 nicippe)
Eurema nise Cramer, 1775 mimosa yellow butterfly NOC002408
Eurycnema goliath Gray, 1834 Goliath stick insect NOC100081
Eurytides branchus Doubleday, 1846 butterfly NOC002409
Guatemalan kite-swallowtail Eurytides epidaus Doubleday, 1846 NOC002410 butterfly
Eurytides marcellus zebra swallowtail butterfly NOC000093
Eurytides phaon Boisduval, 1836 butterfly NOC002411
Euthalia adonia Cramer, 1782 Green baron NOC100056
Extatosoma tiaratum Macleay, 1826 giant prickly stick insect NOC100082
Felis margarita Loche, 1858 sand cat NOC002546†
Felis nigripes Burchell, 1824 black footed cat NOC002547†
Galago moholi A. Smith, 1836 Moholi bush baby NOC002548†
Galago senegalensis É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Sengal bush baby NOC002549† 1796
Gardineria antarctica Gardiner, 1929 solitary coral (Alconarian) PRE009000
Gardineria lillei solitary coral (Alconarian) PRE009001
Gehyra australis house gecko PRE100008
Gekko monarchus house gecko PRE100007
Geochelone carbonaria red-footed tortoise PRE100009
Geochelone chilensis chaco tortoise PRE100010
Geochelone denticulata yellow-footed tortoise PRE100011
Geochelone elegans star tortoise PRE100012
Geochelone nigra Galapagos tortoise PRE100013
PRE008929 Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus, 1758 giraffe NOC002484††
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Glyptonotus antarcticus Eights, 1853 giant isopod PRE009002
Godyris zavaleta Hewitson, 1855 Zavaleta glasswing NOC100057
Gopherus agassizii desert tortoise PRE100014
Gopherus berlandieri Texas tortoise PRE100015
Gorilla gorilla Savage and Wyman, 1847 gorilla NOC002550†
Grammostola pulchra Mello-Leitao, 1921 Brazilian black tarantula PRE001048
Grammostola rosea Walckenaer, 1837 Chilean rose hair tarantula PRE001047
Graphium agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 tailed jay butterfly NOC000046
Graphium angolanus Goeze, 1779 butterfly NOC002412
Graphium antheus Cramer, 1779 butterfly NOC002413
Graphium eurypylus green spotted triangle butterfly NOC000047
Graphium sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758 blue triangle butterfly NOC000027
Greta nero Hewitson, 1854 Nero clearwing NOC100058
Greta oto butterfly NOC000048
Grus rubicunda Australian crane PRE100016
Antarctic ploughfish (family Gymnodraco acuticeps Boulenger, 1902 PRE000671 Bathydraconidae)
Haliclona (Rhizoniera) dancoi Topsent, 1901 finger sponge PRE009003
Hamadryas amphinome Linnaeus, 1767 Red cracker NOC100040
Hamadryas arinome Lucas, 1853 butterfly NOC002414
Hamadryas chloe Stoll, 1787 butterfly NOC002415
Hamadryas februa Hubner, 1823 gray cracker butterfly NOC002416
Hamadryas feronia Linnaeus, 1758 variable cracker butterfly NOC002417
Hamadryas fornax Hubner, 1823 orange cracker butterfly NOC002418
Hamadryas guatemalina (guatemalena) Bates Guatemalan cracker butterfly NOC002419 1864
Hamadryas laodamia Cramer, 1777 Starry night cracker NOC100059
Helarctos malayanus Malayan sun bear PRE008931
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 (syn. zebra butterfly NOC000092 Heliconius charitonius)
Heliconius cydno butterfly NOC000049
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Heliconius doris (syn. Laparus doris) Doris butterfly NOC000041
Heliconius hecale Fabricius, 1777 Tiger longwing NOC100030
Heliconius hewitsoni Staudinger, 1875 butterfly NOC100031
Heliconius ismenius Latreille, 1817 Ismenius tiger NOC100032
Heliconius melpomene (Linnaeus, 1758) the postman butterfly NOC000088
Heliconius sapho Drury, 1782 Sapho longwing NOC100033
Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793 Sara longwing butterfly NOC000051
Heosemys grandis Gray, 1860 Giant Asian pond turtle NOC100205
Heosemys spinosa Gray, 1830 Spiny turtle NOC100206
Heterocephalus glaber Rüppell, 1842 Naked mole rat NOC100115
Hexaprotodon liberiensis Morton, 1849 pygmy hippo NOC002551†
Hierodula majuscule giant rainforest mantis NOC100083
Hippopotamus amphibius hippopotamus PRE008932
PRE008933 (now see NOC002511) Hippotragus niger Harris, 1838 sable antelope NOC002499†† (now see NOC100023††)
Historis acheronta Fabricius, 1775 Tailed Cecropian NOC100060
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris Linnaeus, 1766 capybara PRE001041
Hydrodendron arboreum Allman, 1888 hydroid PRE009004
Hylobates lar white handed lar gibbons PRE008934
Hylobates leucogenys (syn. Nomascus white cheeked gibbon PRE008935 leucogenys)
Hylobates muelleri Muller's Borean/grey gibbon PRE008936
Hylobates syndactylus Saimang gibbon PRE008937
Hypna clytemnestra Cramer, 1777 jazzy leafwing butterfly NOC002420
Hypolimnas alimena Linnaeus, 1758 blue banded eggfly butterfly NOC000026
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 common eggfly butterfly NOC000034
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters, 1852 cape porcupine PRE001034
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758 crested porcupine PRE008938
Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834 Paper kite butterfly NOC100027
Ideopsis gaura Horsfield, 1829 butterfly NOC000053
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Iguana iguana Linnaeus, 1758 green iguana (Family Iguanidae) PRE008900
Isodictya setifera Topsent, 1901 red sponge PRE009005
Ithomia heraldica Bates, 1866 butterfly NOC100034
Junonia hedonia Linnaeus 1764 (syn. Papilio brown soldier butterfly NOC000028 hedonia Linnaeus, 1764)
Junonia hierta Fabricius, 1798 butterfly NOC002421
Junonia oenone Fabricius, 1764 butterfly NOC002422
Kallima paralekta Horsfield, 1829 butterfly NOC002423
Kallima sylvia Cramer 1775 butterfly NOC002424
PRE008939 (now see NOC002511) Kobus ellipsiprymnus Ogilby, 1833 waterbuck NOC002500†† (now see NOC100023††)
Lamproptera curius Staudinger, 1889 White dragontail NOC100061
Lamproptera meges Zincken, 1831 green dragontail butterfly NOC000045
Lamprotornis superbus Rueppell, 1845 superb (glossy) starling NOC002380
Lasiodorides polycuspulatus Schmidt & Bischoff, Peruvian blonde tarantula PRE001049 1997
Lasiodorides striatus Schmidt & Antonelli, 1996 Peruvian orange stripe tarantula PRE001050
Lasiorhinus latifrons Owen, 1845 southern hairy nosed wombat NOC002552†
Laternula elliptica King & Broderip, 1831 bivalve (mollusc) PRE009006
Latrunculia (Latrunculia) apicalis Ridley & globe sponge PRE009007 Dendy, 1886
PRE008940 Lemur catta ring tailed lemur NOC100016††
Lemur macao black lemur PRE008941
Leontopithecus rosalia golden lion tamarin PRE008942
Leopardus pardalis Linnaeus, 1758 (syn. Felis ocelot NOC002553† pardalis)
Leopardus wiedii Schinz, 1821 (syn. Felis wiedii) margay NOC002554†
Leptailurus serval Schreber, 1776 (syn. Felis PRE008943 serval serval Schreber, 1776) PRE008928
Leucocephalon yuwonoi McCord, Iverson & Sulawesi forest turtle NOC100207 Boeadi, 1995
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Lexias pardalis Moore, 1878 Common archduke NOC100062
Limatula hodgsoni Smith, 1907 file shell (mollusc) PRE009008
Limenitis fessonia Hewitson, 1847 butterfly NOC002425
Limenitis iphiclus Hewitson, 1847 butterfly NOC002426
Liocheles waigiensis rainforest scorpion NOC100084
Litoria caerulea White, 1790 White's tree frog PRE009037
Loxodonta africana African savannah elephant PRE100033
Loxodonta cyclotis African forest elephant PRE100034
Lycaon pictus African wild dog PRE008944
Lynx rufus Schreber, 1777 (syn. Felis rufus) bobcat PRE008945
Macaca irus crab eating macaque PRE008946
Macaca mulatta Rhesus macaque PRE008947
Macaca nemestrina pig tailed macaque PRE008948
Macaca radiata bonnet macaque PRE008949
Macrobrachium rosenbergii unicorn prawn PRE100017
Macrocheira kaempferi Temminck, 1836 Japanese spider crab NOC100177
giant burrowing Macropanesthia rhinoceros Saussure, 1895 NOC100085 cockroach/rhinoceros cockroach
Macroptychaster accrescens Koehler, 1920 sea star PRE009009
Macropus fuliginosus Desmarest, 1871 western grey kangaroo NOC002555†
Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 great grey kangaroo PRE100018
Macropus rufus Desmarest, 1822 red kangaroo PRE100019
Mandrillus sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 mandrill NOC002556†
Manouria emys Schlegel & Müller, 1844 Terrestrial tortoise NOC100209
Mechanitis menapis saturata butterfly NOC000058
Disturbed tigerwing, orange- Mechanitis polymnia Linnaeus, 1758 NOC100035 spotted tiger clearwing
Megacrania batesii Kirby, 1896 peppermint stick insect NOC100086
Metamorpha epaphus Latreille, 1819 butterfly NOC002427
Monocaulus microrhiza Hickson & Gravely, 1907 hydroid PRE009010 (previously Lampra microrhiza)
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Monocaulus parvula Hickson & Gravely, 1907 hydroid PRE009011 (previously Lampra parvula)
Moroteuthis knipovitchi Filippova 1972 squid PRE009012
Morpho granadensis Felder, 1867 Granada morpho NOC100026
Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 blue morpho butterfly NOC000037
Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 white morpho butterfly NOC000060
Myscelia cyaniris Doubleday, 1848 cyan bluewing butterfly NOC002428
Myscelia ethusa Boisduval, 1836 Mexican bluewing butterfly NOC002429
Nacella concinna Strebel, 1908 limpet (mollusc) PRE009013
Nenertean-lineus corragatus ribbon worm PRE100020
Neobuccinum eatoni Smith, 1875 snail (mollusc) PRE009014
Neofelis nebulosa Griffith, 1821 clouded leopard NOC002557†
Notocrinus virilis Mortensen, 1917 feather star PRE009015
Odontaster validus Koehler, 1906 red starfish PRE009016
Ophiacantha antarctica Lyman, 1879 sensu brittle star PRE009017 Mortensen 1936
Ophionotus victoriae Bell, 1902 brittle star PRE009018
Ophisaurus apodus (Syn. Pseudopus apodus) scheltopusik/glass lizard PRE100021
Opsiphanes bogotanus Distant, 1875 butterfly NOC100064
Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 Split-banded owlet NOC100025
Opsiphanes tamarindi Felder, 1861 Narrow-banded Owl-butterfly NOC100065
Orchomene plebs Hurley, 1965 amphipod (zooplankton) PRE009019
Orlitia borneensis Gray, 1873 Bornean giant turtle NOC100208
Ornithoptera aesacus Ney, 1903 butterfly NOC002430
Ornithoptera priamus Linnaeus, 1758 (syn. Cairns birdwing butterfly NOC000029 Troides priamus)
PRE008950 (now see NOC002511) Oryx dammah Cretzschmar, 1826 scimitar horned oryx NOC002501†† (now see NOC100023††)
Oryx gazella gemsbok/gemsbuck/oryx PRE008951 (now see NOC002511)
Otolemur crassicaudatus É. Geoffroy Saint- brown greater galago/ greater NOC002558† Hilaire, 1812 bush baby
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northern greater galago/ greater Otolemur garnettii Ogilby, 1838 NOC002559† bush baby
Pachliopta annae Felder, 1861 butterfly NOC002432
Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius, common rose swallowtail butterfly NOC000038 1775(Pachliopta aristolochia)
Pachliopta atropos Staudinger, 1888 butterfly NOC100066
Pachliopta kotzebuea Eschscholz, 1821 velvet rose butterfly NOC002433
Pachliopta mariae Semper 1878 butterfly NOC002434
Losaria neptunus, the yellow- Pachliopta neptunus Guerin-Meneville, 1840 NOC100063 bodied club-tail or yellow club-tail
Pachliopta oreon Doherty butterfly NOC002431
Pachliopta polydorus Linnaeus, 1763 red bodied swallowtail butterfly NOC000083
Pagetopsis macropterus Boulenger, 1907 ice fish (Chaenichthyids) PRE009020
Pagothenia borchgrevinki Boulenger, 1902 Antarctic ice fish PRE000667†††
Pamphobetus antinous Pocock, 1923 steely blue-leg bird-eating spider PRE001051
Pamphobetus platytomma Mello-Leitao, 1923 Brazilian pink tarantula PRE001052
Pan troglodytes chimpanzee PRE008952
Panacea procilla Hewitson, 1853 Procilla beauty NOC100067
Pandinus imperator Koch, 1842 Emperor scorpion NOC100165
Pangasius sutchi ghost shark PRE100022
Panthera leo African lion PRE008953
PRE008955 Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard NOC002383
Panthera tigris tiger PRE008957
Papilio aegeus Donovan, 1805 orchard swallowtail butterfly NOC000062
Papilio ambrax Boisduval, 1832 ambrax swallowtail butterfly NOC000022
Papilio anchisiades Esper 1788 ruby-spotted swallowtail butterfly NOC000085
Papilio androgeus Cramer, [1775] butterfly NOC000064
Papilio blumei Boisduval, 1836 butterfly NOC000065
Papilio canopus Westwood, 1842 butterfly NOC000066
Papilio daedalus Felder and Felder, 1861 butterfly NOC100068
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African/mocker swallowtail Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776 NOC000059 butterfly
common lime/chequered Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 NOC000032 swallowtail butterfly
southern Chinese peacock Papilio dialis Leech, 1893 NOC000067 butterfly
Papilio lorquinianus Felder 1865 butterfly NOC002435
Papilio lowii Druce, 1873 butterfly NOC000068
Papilio memnon Linnaeus, 1758 great mormon butterfly NOC000069
Papilio oribazus Boisduval 1836 butterfly NOC002436
Papilio palinuris Fabricius 1781 aka Papilio Emerald swallowtail NOC100043 palinurus Fabricius, 1787
Papilio paris Linnaeus, 1758 Paris peacock butterfly NOC000074
Papilio peranthus Fabricius 1787 butterfly NOC002437
Papilio polymnestor Cramer, [1775] blue mormon butterfly NOC000071
Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758 common mormon butterfly NOC000036
Papilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821 butterfly NOC000072
Papilio ulysses Linnaeus, 1758 Ulysses butterfly NOC000091
Papio hamadry baboon PRE008958
Paramoera walkeri Stebbing 1906 amphipod (zooplankton) PRE009021
Parantica aspasia Fabricius, 1787 Yellow glassy tiger NOC100069
Parathyma perius Linnaeus 1757 butterfly NOC002438
Parborlasia corrugatus McIntosh, 1876 nemertean (ribbon) worm PRE009022
Common wanderer or Malayan Pareronia valeria Cramer, 1776 NOC100070 wanderer
Parides arcas Cramer 1781 Arcas cattleheart butterfly NOC002439
Parides childrenae Gray, 1832 Green-celled Cattleheart NOC100071
Parides erithalion Kollar 1850 variable cattleheart butterfly NOC002440
Parides iphidamas Fabricius 1793 Transandean cattleheart butterfly NOC002441
Parides montezuma Westwood 1842 Montezuma’s cattleheart butterfly NOC002442
Parides neptunus Guerin-Meneville 1840 butterfly NOC002443
Parides photinus Doubleday 1844 pink-spotted cattleheart butterfly NOC002444
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Parides semperi Felder 1861 butterfly NOC002445
emerald-patched cattleheart Parides sesostris Cramer 1779 NOC002446 butterfly
Parides vertumnus Cramer 1779 Vertumnus cattleheart butterfly NOC002447
Pecari tajacu (syn. Tayassu tajacu) collared peccary PRE008960
Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican PRE100023
Percontaster fuscus antarctica sea star PRE100024
Phalacrognathus muelleri MacLeay, 1885 beetle NOC100087
Phascolarctos cinereus Goldfuss, 1817 koala NOC002560†
Phelsuma madagascariensis Madagascar giant day gecko PRE009032
Philaethria dido Linnaeus 1763 green longwing butterfly NOC000086
Philomedes heptathrix Kornicker, 1975 ostracod (zooplankton) PRE009024
Phoenicopterus roseus (Phoenicopterus ruber PRE100025 greater flamingo roseus Pallas, 1811) NOC100021††
Phyllobates terribilis (Myers, Daly, and Malkin, Golden poison frog NOC100095 1978)
Pithecia pithecia Linnaeus, 1766 White-faced saki monkey NOC100241
Polyura schreiber Godart, 1824 Blue nawab NOC100072
Pongo abelii Sumatran orang-utan PRE100035
Pongo pygmaeus orang-utan PRE008961
Potamilla antarctica Kinberg, 1866 tube worm PRE009025
Potorous tridactylus Kerr, 1792 long nosed potoroo NOC002561†
Precis almanac (syn. Junonia almana Linnaeus, peacock pansy butterfly NOC000077 1758)
Precis atlites (syn. Junonia atlites Linnaeus grey pansy butterfly NOC000078 1763)
Precis lemonias (syn. Junonia lemonias lemon pansy butterfly NOC000079 Linnaeus, 1758)
Precis orythia blue African butterfly NOC000080
Prepona omphale Hubner, 1819 butterfly NOC002448
Prionailurus bengalensis (syn. Felis leopard cat PRE008962 bengalensis)
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Prionailurus viverrinus Bennet, 1833 fishing cat NOC002486
Pteropus poliocephalus grey headed flying fox PRE008963
Pteropus scapulatus little red flying fox PRE008964
Puma concolor Linnaeus 1771 (formerly Felis puma PRE008901 concolor)
Pygocentrus nattereri red bellied piranha PRE100026
Rhea americana greater rhea PRE100027
Rossella nuda Topsent 1901 volcano sponge PRE009026
Saguinus imperator Goeldi, 1907 emperor tamarin NOC002482
PRE008965 Saguinus oedipus Linnaeus, 1758 cotton top tamarin NOC100018††
Saimiri boliviensis I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Bolivian squirrel monkey NOC002562† Blainville, 1834
Saimiri sciureus Linnaeus, 1758 common squirrel monkey PRE009036
Salamis parrhassus Drury 1782 butterfly NOC002449
Samia luzonica Watson, 1913 butterfly NOC100073
Sarcophilus harrisii Boitard, 1841 Tasmanian devil NOC002563†
Siderone nemesis Cramer, 1777 butterfly NOC002450
Solmundella bitentaculata Quoy and Gaimard, jellyfish PRE009027 1833
Speothos venaticus Lund, 1842 Bush dog NOC100114
Sterechinus antarcticus Koehler, 1901 sea urchin (echinoids) PRE009028
Sterechinus neumayeri Meissner, 1900 sea urchin (echinoids) PRE009029
PRE008966 Suricata suricatta Schreber, 1776 meerkat NOC100020††
Synaceia verrucosa stone fish PRE100028
Tachyglossus aculeatus Shaw, 1792 short beaked echidna NOC002564†
Tapirus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758 South American tapir PRE008967 (now see NOC100022)
Tectocoris diophthalmus Thunberg, 1783 hibiscus harlequin bug NOC100088
Theraphosa blondi Latreille, 1804 Goliath bird-eating spider PRE001053
Tithorea tarricina Hewitson 1857 Tarricina longwing NOC100036
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Tomistoma schlegelii Müller, 1838 freshwater crocodile NOC100200
Tonna cervisina snail cask PRE100030
Trachydosaurus rugosus (syn. Tiliqua rugosa) shingleback skink PRE009034
Trachypithecus francoisi Pousargues, 1898 Francois leaf-monkey NOC002565†
NOC002502†† (now see Tragelaphus eurycerus Ogilby 1837 bongo NOC100023††)
PRE008968 (now see NOC002511) Tragelaphus spekii Sclater 1863 sitatunga NOC002503†† (now see NOC100023††)
Tragulus javanicus Osbeck, 1765 lesser chevrotain NOC002566†
Trematomus bernacchii Boulenger 1902 (syn. Pagothenia bernacchii; Psuedotrematomus Antarctic cod (fish) PRE000668††† bernacchii)
Trematomus centronotus Regan 1914 (syn. Trematomus pennelii; Pseudotrematomus Antarctic cod (fish) PRE000670 pennelii)
Trematomus hansoni Boulenger 1902 (syn. Pagothenia hansoni; Pseudotrematomus Antarctic cod (fish) PRE000669††† hansoni)
Trematomus newnsi Boulenger 1902 Antarctic fish PRE000674
Trematomus nicolai Boulenger 1902 (syn. Antarctic fish PRE000673 Pseudotrematomus nicolai)
Trogonoptera trojanus Staudinger 1889 butterfly NOC002451
Troides brookiana (syn. Trogonoptera brookiana Rajah Brooke's birdwing butterfly NOC000082 Wallace, 1855)
Troides helena (oblongomaculatus) common birdwing butterfly NOC000089
Troides magellanus Felder, 1862 Magellan birdwing NOC100074
Troides plateni Staudinger, 1888 Dr. Platen's birdwing NOC100075
Troides rhadamantus (Lucas, 1835) butterfly NOC000090
Trophon longstaffi Smith, 1907 snail (mollusc) PRE009030
Tropidoderus childrenii Gray, 1833 children's stick insect NOC100089
Uncia uncia Schreber, 1775 snow leopard NOC002567†
Urania leilus Linnaeus 1759 moth NOC002452
Urania sloanus Cramer 1779 moth NOC002453
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Urodacus yaschenkoi desert scorpion NOC100090
Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 brown bear NOC002568†
Urticinopsis antarctica Verrill 1922 sea anemone PRE009031
Varanus gouldii Gould’s monitor PRE100031
Varanus komodoensis Ouwens, 1912 Komodo dragon NOC100116
Varanus varius lace monitor PRE009035
Varecia rubra É. Geoffroy, 1812 Red-ruffed lemur NOC100242
PRE008969 Varecia variegata ruffed lemur NOC100017††
Vindula arsinoe Cramer 1779 The cruiser butterfly NOC000039
Vindula deione Erichson 1834 (aka Vindula Malay cruiser, lesser cruiser NOC100041 dejone)
Vindula erota Fabricius 1793 Common cruiser NOC100042
Vombatus ursinus Shaw 1800 common wombat PRE001035
Xenopus laevis African clawed toad PRE100032
Xylotrupes ulysses Guérin-Méneville, 1830 elephant beetle NOC100091
Yoma sabina Cramer 1782 (syn. Papilio sabina lurcher butterfly NOC000057 Cramer, 1780)
Zalophus californianus Lesson, 1828 Californian sea lion PRE100038
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